As of the past hour, I know that Three J's Wellington(561-868-5600), Silo Cigars(http://www.silocigars.com/) and Barrister Cigars(Union, NJ) all have them in stock. Trying to get over to Barrister now.
I see your point, but prerelease & regular production are two very different things. I actually like that he smoked that many before doing his review instead of the seemingly "normal" 1-3 sticks which I sometimes think isn't nearly enough to let he/them do an accurate review.What I find most disturbing is that a blogger claims to have smoked over 200 of an unreleased cigar that will be hard to come by for quite a while, yet the paying customers have to scramble to find some. I don't know about anyone else, but that just really puts me off. I couldn't BUY these right now but he can smoke that many? Seems odd to me.
Justify it anyway you want, its just bad business in my eyes. It actually has caused me to stop being a DE customer. I know some will say, "good, more for me", and I am glad you feel that way. I just don't have the tollerance for such f*ckery.
Damn it dude ten minutes after I ordered lolCigar.com has them. Use www.cigar.com/frsh23 and you get free shipping as well.
This is true, and I don't think anyone claimed otherwise. Just that they lost a customer in doing so.Eh, just to throw in my completely unasked for $.02, they are DE cigars. They can do whatever they want with them, including giving them away, selling them exclusively to 1 customer or whatever else they want. If I can't get any, no big deal there are a ton of other great cigars out there for me to grab.
I'm keeping them in the tins for protection. With a mixed filler cigar, I'm going the extra step to ensure I don't get bits of tobacco all over.On a separate note, how are you all storing your papa fritas? Removing the plastic from the tins, but are you taking them out if the tins? Not sure if I should do that our leave them in the tins, I assume leaving them in the tins is similar to leaving a cigar in a tube
I finally smoked the official release last night - I smoked 2 - and, while they cost me $7.50 a piece which is a bit more than I would have liked, I thought they had gotten much better with age and billowed smoke commiserate with what I would expect from Ligas.Just finishing smoking the upcoming Papa Fritas from Drew Estate and figured I'd jot down initial thoughts. When I got this stick in Esteli about 2 months ago (little less) I speculated that it would soon become a very popular cigar at less than $5 price point (rumored).
When I first lit it, I found it to be very harsh and not very flavorful. I didn't like it at first. I even stated such while talking to those around me but it started to open up a bit into 'meh' territory for me. By the end of the 2nd third, though, the harshness dissipated and it actually wasn't bad - especially for what I presume will be a very cheap smoke.
I'm not going to speculate on if I'd buy these again off one cigar that ran the gamut for me, but I'll be searching for another to see how they taste when finally released.
EDIT: I should note that "wasn't bad" is actually an endorsement of sorts. Was it a T52 or a L40? No, but it was enjoyable at that point. I'll be curious if I get the bad first third in the next I try.
He has been smoking them for probably over a year at this point. He had very early access to try these since he visited our factory multiple times during their development. It's not uncommon to leave with a bundle of cigars after visiting the factory, and he's been probably three times over the past year. Sorry if it annoys you, but he definitely didn't smoke 200 finished, packaged Papas Fritas. They didn't even have a name when he first smoked them. Media get special samples in every industry, that's just how it is.At the time I first looked to purchase some, they were out of stock on each site I checked. So yeah, it really ticked me off. Compound that with the number smoked by said blogger, and well I got even more ticked off. I don't believe its going to hurt DE's customer base in any way, aside from one dude being annoyed and boycotting.
Ahhh. Good point. That throws off my whole thinking! I am not sure I would want the cigars in the tin w/o cello on. Would the tin do something the the cigars like impart a metal flavor?I'm keeping them in the tins for protection. With a mixed filler cigar, I'm going the extra step to ensure I don't get bits of tobacco all over.
I hadn't actually considered that, but I'm going to hope/guess not. FWIW, I've kept them in the cello, in the tin, in the humidor. Frankly, I don't envision these things lasting too long in my humidor - what with the NJ winter weather and the 30-45 minute smoke time of these delicious guys - so I'm not too concerned with any of it.Ahhh. Good point. That throws off my whole thinking! I am not sure I would want the cigars in the tin w/o cello on. Would the tin do something the the cigars like impart a metal flavor?I'm keeping them in the tins for protection. With a mixed filler cigar, I'm going the extra step to ensure I don't get bits of tobacco all over.
I hadn't actually considered that, but I'm going to hope/guess not. FWIW, I've kept them in the cello, in the tin, in the humidor. Frankly, I don't envision these things lasting too long in my humidor - what with the NJ winter weather and the 30-45 minute smoke time of these delicious guys - so I'm not too concerned with any of it.Ahhh. Good point. That throws off my whole thinking! I am not sure I would want the cigars in the tin w/o cello on. Would the tin do something the the cigars like impart a metal flavor?I'm keeping them in the tins for protection. With a mixed filler cigar, I'm going the extra step to ensure I don't get bits of tobacco all over.